(in Hinduism) any of the lengthy commentaries on the Vedas, composed in Sanskrit c. 900–700 bc and containing expository material relating to Vedic sacrificial ritual.
Brahmana. Brahmana, any of a number of prose commentaries attached to the Vedas, the earliest writings of Hinduism, explaining their significance as used in ritual sacrifices and the symbolic import of the priests’ actions. The word brahmana may mean either the utterance of a Brahman...
Not to be confused with Brahma (the Hindu god), Brahmana (a layer of text in the Vedas), Parabrahman (the "Supreme Brahman"), Brahmanism (the religion), or Brahmin (the caste-varna). For other uses, see Brahman (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Brahman (a metaphysical concept in Hinduism), Brahma (a Hindu god), or Brahmana (a layer of text in the Vedas ). For other uses, see Brahmin (disambiguation). Brahmin ( / ˈbrɑːmɪn /; Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण, romanized : brāhmaṇa) are a varna (class) in Hinduism.
Definition - What does Brahmana mean? Within Ayurveda, yoga asana and pranayama are divided into two energetic principles: brahmana and langhana. From Sanskrit, brahmana means "expansion," while langhana means "reduction.". Yoga asana and breathing techniques that promote brahmana energize the body and mind.
Brahmana (or Brāhmaṇam, Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्) can be loosely translated as 'explanations of sacred knowledge or doctrine' or 'Brahmanical explanation'. According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, 'Brahmana' means: 'Explanations of sacred knowledge or doctrine [especially] for … 查看更多內容
The Brahmanas are Vedicśruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas. They are a secondary layer or classification of Sanskrit texts embedded … 查看更多內容
R. Dalal states that the 'Brahmanas are texts attached to the Samhitas [hymns] - Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Vedas - and provide explanations of these and guidance for the … 查看更多內容
The Aitareya, Kausitaki, and Samkhyana Brahmanas are the two (or three) known extant Brahmanas of the RigVeda. A.B. Keith, a translator of the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, states that it is 'almost certainly the case that these two [Kausitaki and … 查看更多內容
According to M. Bloomfield, the following 9 shakhas - schools or branches - of the AtharvaVeda are the: • Paippalada, Paippaladaka, Paippaladi, Pippalada, or Paopalayana: A 'patronymic derived from the name of a teacher Pippaladi'. 查看更多內容
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The earliest inferred reference to "Brahmin" as a possible social class is in the Rigveda, occurs once, and the hymn is called Purusha Sukta. According to a hymn in Mandala 10, Rigveda 10.90.11-2, Brahmins are described as having emerged from the mouth of Purusha, being that part of the body from which words emerge. The Purusha Sukta varna verse is now generally considered to have been inserted at a later dat…
Brahmana, any of a number of prose commentaries attached to the Vedas, the earliest writings of Hinduism, explaining their significance as used in ritual sacrifices and the symbolic import of …
Definition - What does Brahmana mean? Within Ayurveda, yoga asana and pranayama are divided into two energetic principles: brahmana and langhana. From Sanskrit, brahmana …
Brahmana: [noun] one of a class of Hindu sacred writings composed around the 9th to 6th centuries b.c. and devoted chiefly to the instruction of Brahmins in the performance of Vedic …
In Hinduism, Brahman (Sanskrit: ब रह मन ) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.[1] [2] [3] In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. …
2022年9月25日 · 2) [adjective] befitting or becoming of a brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇa community. 1) [noun] he who has a divine knowledge; a brāhmaṇa. 2) [noun] a man belonging to the …
In the history of yoga, the Brahmanas are ancient Indian texts. These consist of prose commentaries on the four Vedas, the oldest Hindu sacred texts, in which the word, yoga, is first …
Brahmana synonyms, Brahmana pronunciation, Brahmana translation, English dictionary definition of Brahmana. n. Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the …
Parasmad brahmana/h/ svatmanam avibhagenanubhavati mukta/h/. "The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya" To each of the four Vedas were attached prose works, …
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